[NaturalMama]

I need some ideas of things to keep me busy, that'll help time to pass more quickly, yet still enjoyable and not wishing away time. What are some of your ideas?

[Gentile]

no idea. i try not to dwell on things...but that is so hard!

[daqurie]

For me I try to get into some sort of exersize routine. Due to my fibromyalsia I am in pain all the time and if I do not exercises it is bad. add pregnancy to the mix and it becomes unbearable. I also try to mantian a healthy diet ( enough healthy fats and protien and fresh veggies and fruits)and make sure I am getting all the vitamins and minerals needed before early pregnancy.

something I Need to do it cut back on junk like bread made from flour and candy.

anyway these are things easier to start now before conception that will help throughout pregnancy.

also when I get a BFP test I "Should " do some making of meals ahead. because I get SO sick and cannot cook.

look here for some interesting things about pregnancy diets

http://home.mindspri...ones/index.html

http://www.westonapr...rg/splash_2.htm

[kbl]

Does being busy with 'baby' things count? :baby: LOL, I can hardly focus on anything else.

I have been busy for almost 9 months now preparing for conception.
The Lord has given us a time frame for when He wants this to happen and that is soon to come :_biggrin: !

While I have been waiting for that time I have been busy with a variety of things;
Research-This is all new to me, so the major areas of research are; God's plan for families, UP/UC, Diet, What to expect, etc. :book:
Habits- We have habits to break and habits to make (by God's grace of course). I'll spare you the list.
Planning- Everything from our future home to changes in ministry. I am so glad the Lord leads us through these things.
Body Preparation- Vasectomy Reversal.
Doing cleanses and health building programs, which includes exercise.
Pet Preparation- We have a doll that makes real baby sounds (thanks to mom :flowers: ).
Searching Names- None have become official yet.
How to share the news- I have a few ideas on how to tell the family and friends when the time comes.
Designing My Prenatal Care Plan- My diet, herbs and such, the things I am going to monitor (or not, like no U/S), collecting resources and reviews for all kinds of fun stuff should I want any of them such as a body pillow.
And now... I just picked up a notebook last night to create a scrapbook/journal to keep all of this stuff in. :butterfly: I can't wait to make up the pages and decorate it. I already have a letter to my little one nearly written, in my mind. Perhaps someday this book will be theirs. :hearthrob:




Daqurie,
Thanks for the link to the Brewer's diet. Their advice for vegans is fairly well done. I made a copy of it because it puts all of what you need in a reasonably sized document, that can be put on the fridge (or cooler/icebox in my case, ha ha!)

[NaturalMama]

Thank you so much!

It seems like all I can think about is conceiving and it's making the time go SUPER SLOOOOOOOOOW. I am doing alot to prepare my body, such as diet, prenatals, excercise, herbs, and things like that, as well as charting and using things like ovulation predictor kits, so we can hopefully get pregnant the first month. The wait is so hard for me, especcially since if I would have liked to have been pregnant awhile ago. But I really feel that the Lord is guiding me to follow dh in the timing of this one. Atleast dh is saying we can actively TTC for my cycle that starts mid-October (I'll ovulate around late-October/early November). My birthday is Nov. 3 which is around the time of my estimated ovulation for that cycle, I'm praying for a pregnancy for my birthday. This is 2 months earlier than what he said before. But all I can think about is baby, and my kids when they were babies and when I was pregnant with them. Even they have this on the top of their minds and nearly everyday ask to see my charts to see how I'm doing, hoping to see a temp rise that stays up (they know that this would mean I'm pregnant). Even today my dd said to me that all she wants for Christmas is a baby sister. And I even came home from Walmart with some cute baby girl headbands, and spent some time looking through the baby clothes. I'm even cleaning house to prepare for another baby, and trying to get myself better organized. Also, my brother is doing really well suddenly (for those who may not know, in brief my little brother is 17, has had problems with drugs, alcohol and crime and was on the streets; we took him in to help him change his life). All of a sudden he wants to get his homeschooling done as well, so it's sooooo much easier for me and alot less time consuming. He's also helping out more and choosing to hang out with good people. I even noticed that he keeps his Scriptures in his room in a prominent place and even got a little poster in his room about putting on the armour of God. He's honest too and has become such a nice kid, and even wants to be at church (when I was sick and had to stay home, dh stayed home with me and my brother walked to church on his own). This started suddenly when he told me that hehas the desire to turn back to the Lord and asked me about it. Him doing so well has been such a blessing and is also relieving alot of stress and time for me. So this helps too for TTC. But I could go on and on about how all I can think about is TTC, being pregnant and having another child. 2 months seems like a long time, although it really isn't that long.

I need to have other things planned that'll help the time go by more quickly without wishing it away idly. Maybe I could plan to invite people over for dinner regularly and also go on a few homeschooling field trips and family activities/outings and plan on making homemade sourdough bread and rolls again. Or somethings like that. Posting this has really helped me think this through and what it is I really need to do to help with this.

This post has been edited by NaturalMama: 29 August 2008 - 01:47 AM

[Calico_Skies]

I keep a baby Hope Chest. It's just a box that I fill with baby things while I wait for conception (it helps me keep hope that it will happen). I buy cute frames, outfits, toys, etc. as I find them and like them. That provides something baby to do.

Otherwise, I write, do crafts (whether I'm good at them or not), work with animals, etc. There are LOTS of things to do to keep you busy if you get creative!

Sorry it's feeling hard for you.

[Gentile]

joyce, i was thinking of you this morning...what i really wanted for my bday was a bfp....took the test this morning, got a bfn...so God says not now. i guess i'm ok with it...so i'm going work out now. :)

[NaturalMama]

I'm sorry Gen! But it ain't over till af shows.

Tomorrow I'll be at 8 DPO, I said I'd test on Friday but I just might test on Tuesday at 10 DPO. Daquirie should be testing tomorrow though. Hopefully atleast one of us will get a BFP soon!

[daqurie]

Well I am out. Last night I posted this on another board

I am having a REALLY hard time trying not to obsess over if I am pregnant or not . I hate the 2 WW. since Josiah's birth I have spent way too much on HPT and wondering. I have found I HATE IC and dollar tree test because I got lines on some of them even before O. I used up some this week and they too have shadowy lines. They lead me on. So then I buy the more $$ test and get negatives. Today I was so obsess I bought FRER and took one and it was neg and Duh I am only 6 DPO. So .. Sigh this is rediculous I don't know why I can't just wait it out like normal people lol. I guess I am just so shocked that I am not pregnant yet because We do not prevent and I have already had a cycle. ( normaly have several by this time). I guess I thought I was one of those that LAM didn't work for and it really dose . I am happy for the break becaues I don;t want to stop breastfeeding Josiah but I can't stand not knowing. I can better deal with the pre -o part becaues I KNOW I am not. KWIM? THis probably sound crazy but I had to get it out. i have spent the last 6 days stalking my chart like it is going to tell me something new. My house is a mess and all I can think about is if I am pregnant or not. SO anyway I am going to try to get ready for church now and then go to bed.
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Then this morning I had my answer

Update:

My cycle started this morning after a huge temperature drop also. It was 8 days early so I definately have a shore LP still. I am happy. this means one more month longer I can nurse my nurse my baby.

I was fine either way, but since pregnancy changes alot of things and plans I just wanted to know so I could plan accordingly. thinks like pumping or not, going hunting with dh in Nov. Dh going to take a job were he would be gone during my due date. these were all issues we were on hold about with we waited.

So I am relieved to know.

what an emotional ride, thanks for being there with me :)

[NaturalMama]

I'm sorry Daq! Sounds like it is better this way, for your family. God knows the perfect timing for conceiving the next.

I'm just like that! Last month, I did just that, staring at my charts, waiting, wondering....while my house suffered and my family found it hard. This time, I feel similarly but time goes quicker when I don't stare at my charts and the calendar, so this time, I'm trying to keep myself busy so I can't think too much about it and time goes by more quickly.